Method of making glass ornaments.



No= 813,123. PATENTED FEB. .20, 1906. J. TRUE. METHOD OF MAKING GLASSORNAMENTS.

APPLIOATION FILED SBPT 12,1905.

Snuewtoz JACOB TRUE, OF OASTILE, NEW YORK.

METHOD OF MAKING GLASS ORNAMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed $6ptember 12, 1905. Serial No. 278,115.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB TRUE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Castile, in the county of WVyoming and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Making GlassOrnaments, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved method of makingglass ornaments.

For a full description of the invention and the manner in which it iscarried out reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, represent some ofthe differentornamental articles which may be produced by my improved method, theshading on said figures representing the peculiar finished surface ofthe glass that my method provides.

In carrying out the improved method I first take a piece of glass of theapproximate size of the article I desire to produce, but somewhat largerthan the same, and preferably lay it upon a cushion or several layers offelt or some other similar soft article to take up the shock of thesubsequent operation or steps and then by striking or hammering on theedge of the glass I chip off therefrom around the margin small particlesof the glass according to the finished outline which I desire to produceuntil the glass has assumed substantially the desired margin, contour,or configuration. At those points where the outline has not beenrendered sufliciently distinct by means of the hammering or strikingoperation I finish the same by the use of a file, which I preferablyfirst dip in water or milk, using the edge of the file against themargin of the glass to form notches or the like, as may be desired,forthe finishing operation. If desired, I may use the same file for thehammering and striking operation, as described, and having become expertin my method I may hold the glass in my hand while operating upon itinstead of laying it upon a cushion or similar soft surface.

It is to be particularly noted that in addition to the novelty itself,which resides in first hammering against the margin of the glass toproduce the desired contour and then subsequently filing anyslightly-irregular points or places which may have remained, myinvention produces by the chipping or hammering process a peculiar flakyborder around the finished article as designated by the shading in thevarious figures of the drawings, and this flaky margin adds greatly tothe appearance of the ornamental article, as it provides innumerableangles and surfaces for the reflection of the light, causing the articleto possess irradiating characteristics.

It is evident as described by the foregoing and illustrated in thedrawings that my invention is capable of producing ornamental glassarticles of various shapes or designs.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Theherein-described improved method of making glass ornaments with marginaledges provided with innumerable angles to impart to the ornament aniridescent appearance at the edges, consisting of striking the pieces ofglass with a file to produce the desired outline in the rough andsubsequently filing the edges to form notches for completing theoperailaion, the file being first dipped in water or mil r.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB TRUE.

